Museum Provenance

What do Egyptian eye-shadow, carved Confucian hair ornaments and Vermeer’s favorite ultramarine pigment have in common? Lapis lazuli, a beautiful ornamental stone, treasured for more than 6,000 years. Like the exquisite lapis sculptures in the National Gem Collection of our National Museum of Natural History, these exclusive jewelry collections are all lapidary masterpieces.

Every Smithsonian purchase will arrive with a museum provenance card explaining how it is adapted from or
inspired by an object or objects in our collection.

I wanted this for it's beautiful color and simplicity. I don't like jewelry that is large and this looks very nice on no matter what you are wearing! I would like to see the necklace another inch longer. Thank you so much for this product.

The clasp on one earring doesn't work smoothly giving the feeling that it may break. If it does, indeed, break, I will send them back for replacement. They are very beautiful. Just what I wanted to go with a necklace I already own.

These were a birthday gift for my wife that was well received. She found the color of the stones went with a great deal of her wardrobe. The clasp was easy for her to fasten and she has worn the jewelry several times to go out to dinner and the theater. She received several positive comments from our friends. Delivery was timely.